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Amarillo ISD Begins Process of Launching New Police Force
Amarillo taxpayers to see new police force created this year.
Houston Chronicle Reports on Need for More Property Tax Relief
The Chronicle story "Homeowners still waiting for tax relief from Perry" reports most of the...
UPDATE: Threat Against TFR
Late Friday afternoon the Austin emergency response teams and federal agencies declared the substance mailed...
Statement on TFR Death Threat
The president of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, Michael Quinn Sullivan, offered the following statement on the death threat and powdery substance he received in the mail today. In response, the building has been evacuated but the TFR staff has been asked to remain...
“Streamlining” The Taxpayers
Allegation: Capitol Sex Scandal Spawns Cover-Up
Spouse reportedly threatened by senior lawmaker to keep adultery quiet.
Texas Ag Commissioner Slams House Republican for ‘Holding Up’ Bill to Protect Children From Disfiguring Operations
“One man is standing in the way: that’s your representative Dustin Burrows of Lubbock.”
Texas Senate Passes Anti-Riot Bill
Those convicted of rioting would be required to give restitution to property owners for any damage they did.
County Officials Call on Texas Lawmakers to End Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
Commissioners in conservative Collin County say taxpayers shouldn’t be required to pay for lobbying efforts that advocate against their interests.
‘Restorative Discipline’ is Taking Root in Texas Schools
Critics of the policy say restorative discipline divorces consequences from actions.
Abbott Says He’ll Sign Constitutional Carry Bill, If Passed
“This is something that 20 other states have adopted, and it’s time for Texas to adopt it, too.”
Texas Senate Approves Bill to Protect Children From Disfiguring Gender Operations
The proposed law would classify certain permanently scarring procedures as child abuse.
Poll Worker Dismissed for Electioneering
Distributing political literature inside the polls is illegal under Texas law.
Texas House Sends Bipartisan THC Bill to the Senate
“The state of Texas has not allowed me to completely follow my Hippocratic oath, and I believe that I may have done harm by not being able to prescribe medicinal cannabis to some of my patients.”
Statement on TFR Death Threat
The president of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, Michael Quinn Sullivan, offered the following statement...
“Streamlining” The Taxpayers
Task Force Considers Elimination of the School Property Tax
The Legislature must begin to explore ways to phase out and ultimately eliminate the Maintenance & Operations (M&O) property tax. Toward that end, the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute launched a Property Tax Task Force three months ago to...
Eliminate School Property Taxes? Yes!
We all know the time is long overdue to rip the poisonous weed of property taxes out of the state's economic garden. We might actually get the chance if State Rep. Phil King of Weatherford gets his way. King is making waves today, calling for the elimination of the...
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